Coll 25/9 'Orders in Council: Bahrein: King's Regulation No. 1 of 1930: Traffic in cultured pearls; King's Regulation No. 3 of 1936: Possession and traffic in arms'

Content

Correspondence, notes, and minute papers concerning the passing of two regulations under The Bahrain Order in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1913: The Traffic in Cultured and Tinted Pearls Regulation, 1930 (see folios 107-109), and The Possession and Traffic in Arms Regulation, 1936 (see folios 5-5A). The former was prompted by an increase in cultured pearls being imported into Bahrain from Japan, via Bombay (Mumbai).

The correspondence consists of discussion over the text of the new regulations between officials at the Political Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , Government of India (Foreign and Political Department), India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. , and Foreign Office.

Copies of regulations passed under The Morocco Orders in Council A regulation issued by the sovereign of the United Kingdom on the advice of the Privy Council. , 1889-1929, Consolidated, are included in the file having been used for reference.

Extent and format

1 file (150 folios)

Arrangement

The file is arranged in chronological order from the back to the front.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 151; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English and French in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/L/PS/12/3312

Former external reference(s)

Coll 25/9

History of this record

Date(s)

8 Dec 1924-4 Feb 1937 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Legislation

People & organisations

Persian Gulf Political ResidencyGovernment of India, Foreign and Political DepartmentForeign Office

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Coll 25/9 'Orders in Council: Bahrein: King's Regulation No. 1 of 1930: Traffic in cultured pearls; King's Regulation No. 3 of 1936: Possession and traffic in arms', British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/3312, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100000000602.0x00035e> [accessed 18 April 2024]

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